Chapter 1: The letter and the party

Harry stared at ceiling of his bedroom. Then, he sat. Now, he is backed at the Dursley's. There's a knock at the door. Lazily, he opened the door. "Petunia, Dudley and me are going for some shopping's. You stayed at your room while we are gone. You do not nicked foods in fridge." said Vernon. "Yeah, I will do it" he crossed his fingers while he replied it. Then, Hedwig come through Harry's window. She pecked Harry intimately. She got a letter tied on her feet. "Hedwig, what you got there for me" He untied the letter and gave her some owl treats. He opened the letter. It was from Hermione.

Harry,

How are you? I hope you really really fine after what happened last year. Actually, I just want to invite you to my house this 31st July. I realized we never celebrate your birthday! So, we are going to have some foods and friends come over to my house. Then, you, Ron and Ginny will stay at my house until the school starts. Please reply this letter as soon as you got it.

Love,

Hermione

P/s: My dad and I will pick you up at 3 pm on the 29th of July.

We (Hermione, Harry and Ron) hereby invited you, to our birthday party at 30th of July 1996. The

Harry smirked as he finishes reading the letter. Fine, how could I be fine after what happened last year? Last year, Dumbledore had passed away after been killed by Voldemort's followers. He saw in front of his eyes under the invisibility cloak. He felt sad afterwards for ordering Dumbledore's order to stay silent and hidden. He should attack the Death Eaters right after they burst in Dumbledore's room. Now, he had lost two most closed people to him. Sirius Black, his godfather and Albus Dumbledore. The only person that knew his parents better than him. He nearly forgot Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin, his former Defense against the Dark Arts. He hadn't meet since Lupin from last year in Hogwarts. Then, suddenly he felt someone was watching him. He looked through his window and heard a Crack! Sounds like someone apparating.

Harry packed up all has things. Harry had told the Dursleys about his leaving. Harry doubted they felt sad. 2.45 p.m. Nearly time. He went down the stairs with his luggages, his broomstick on his right hand and Hedwig's empty cage (Hedwig already flew over to Hermione's after Harry's order) on his left hand. Vernon slammed the frontdoor right after Harry step out his doorstep. Harry could swear that he heard the Dursleys's laughed. He sat and waits. Somehow he felt that somebody watching. He turned his head over. Then, he heard footsteps and whispers. He had his wands out from his pocket. He ran to the sideways. He ran to some bushes to make sure that nobody was hiding there. He picked a piece of black shirts that had seen torn by rose's pricks. Harry nearly jumped of somebody voices.

"Oy, Harry! You not playing hide and seek aren't you"

"Maybe he lost his marbles"

Harry turned his head behind. He saw Fred and George from a car window. They were grinning. Then, Ron steps out the car. "Hey, Harry?" Ron smiles nervously. Ron had been an inch taller because Harry had to look up to talk to him. Ron had more freckles than ever since last year. Then, a man steps out the car. His hair is a bit bushy and gingerly-red. This must be Hermione's father. "Ah, you must be Harry Potter. Hermione talks a lot about you. I'm Rick Granger. Hermione's father, of course. Who else" Harry smiles. He shakes Harry's hand firmly. After putting up all Harry's things in bonnet,

(with help of Fred, George and Ron) they starts moving up. "Mr. Granger where's Hermione?" Harry asked politely. (He was having a really hard time, though) "Ah, Hermione is home. She is helping her mother and Ginny for the preparation for tomorrow" They joked all the way to the Granger's with Fred and George in the house.